Question

According to the Declaration of Independence, when a government takes away the people’s rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness,what are people allowed to do?

Answer 1

According to the Declaration of Independence, when a government takes away the people’s rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness- people have the RIGHT and the DUTY to OVERTHROW that government.

Answer 2

Right to overthrow the government is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The concept of right to revolution was developed by philosopher John Locke in his work Two treatises of Government. According to his social contract theory all people have the right to life liberty and estate and if the government acts against their rights they also have the right to revolt to replace the government with the one which that would serve their interests. The declaration of independence was also inspired by the theories of John Locke and talks about the right of the people to overthrow the government.